Martin Nolet and Brett Watson each named Distinguished Scholar-Athletes

Brett Watson earned Distinguished Scholar-Athlete status for posting over a 3.0 GPA for his entire career at UMass.

June 15, 2010

AMHERST, Mass. -
UMass led the way with 13 scholar-athletes earning spots on the Hockey East All-Academic Team as announced by the league on Monday. Both Martin Nolet and Brett Watson were named Distinguished Scholar-Athletes after posting 3.0 grade point averages for each semester of their careers.

This marks the fifth consecutive season that UMass has posted 10-or-more student-athletes on the All-Academic Team. The 13 players named to the team also ties the program-record previously set following the 2006-07 season.

Freshman Djan Lefebvre was also named to the Academic All-Star Team posting the highest individual GPA among league defensemen.

All told, 79 student-athletes were named to the 2009-2010 All-Academic Team in the league's 26th season of play. Each student-athlete achieved a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better in each of the two academic periods during which he was actively competing.

Following the University of Massachusetts was the University of Maine with 12 student-athletes making the grade, while Merrimack College placed 10 honorees on the squad. UMass-Lowell and Providence College each placed nine recipients on the team in 2009-2010.